Reporting compromised email accounts

ABSTRACT

The claimed subject matter provides a method for detecting compromised accounts. The method includes receiving a communication from a sender&#39;s account to a recipient. The sender&#39;s account is associated with a sender. The method also includes presenting a compromised account reporting interface to the recipient based on specific conditions. Further, the method includes receiving a selection by the recipient indicating the sender&#39;s account is compromised. The method also includes determining that the sender&#39;s account is compromised based on the selection. Additionally, the method includes generating, in response to a selection by the recipient, a report indicating that the account is compromised.

BACKGROUND

Malicious actors may endeavor to obtain access to user email accountsfor the purpose of sending malicious emails such as spam or phishingemails. Email accounts that are compromised in this manner arefrequently used to send spam and phishing emails as though the emailswere actually sent from the user of the compromised account. Maliciousemails may be sent to people who are known to the true owner of thecompromised account (for example, people in the user's contact list), aswell as random users. Because of the significant problems that spam,phishing and other malicious emails cause for users of the web,approaches have been developed to detect compromised accounts. Earlydetection may be useful for a real user to readily re-gain control ofcompromised email accounts. The security implications of compromisedaccounts extend beyond emails to other forms of messaging, such asshared files (for example, photos), secure network activity and thelike.

SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary of the innovation in orderto provide a basic understanding of some aspects described herein. Thissummary is not an extensive overview of the claimed subject matter. Itis intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the claimedsubject matter nor delineate the scope of the subject innovation. Itssole purpose is to present some concepts of the claimed subject matterin a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description thatis presented later.

The claimed subject matter provides a method for detecting compromisedaccounts, such as used for email, text messaging, and other networkcommunications. A service provider for a recipient receives acommunication from a sender to that recipient. The communication isshown to the recipient, typically after a login process. If thecommunication indicates that the sender's account has been compromised,and the recipient has an established communication relationship with thesender, e.g., an associate on a contact list, the recipient may flag thecommunication. Flagging the communication may indicate that the accountused to send the communication is compromised. The service provider maydetermine that the account is compromised based on the flagging, andprovide a notification to the service provider for the sender.

Additionally, the claimed subject matter provides a system for detectingcompromised accounts. The system may include a processing unit and asystem memory. The system memory may include code configured to directthe processing unit to detect compromised accounts. A communication froma sender's account to a recipient may be received. The sender's accountmay be associated with a sender. A reporting interface may be presentedto the recipient based on specific conditions relating to the senderand/or the communication. A selection by the recipient indicating thatthe sender's account is compromised may be received. It may bedetermined, based on the selection, that the sender's account iscompromised. Based on the determination, a report may be generatedindicating that the account is compromised.

Further, the claimed subject matter provides one or morecomputer-readable storage media. The computer-readable storage media mayinclude code configured to direct a processing unit to detectcompromised accounts. A communication from a sender's account to arecipient may be received. The sender's account may be associated with asender. A compromised account reporting interface may be presented tothe recipient based on specific conditions. A selection by the recipientindicating that the sender's account is compromised may be received. Itmay be determined that the sender's account is compromised based on theselection by the recipient and a behavior of the sender. Based on thedetermination, a report may be generated indicating that the account iscompromised. The report may be based on the communication.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A-1D are block diagrams of interfaces in accordance with theclaimed subject matter;

FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram of a method for detecting compromisedaccounts in accordance with the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary networking environment whereinaspects of the claimed subject matter can be employed; and

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary operating environment forimplementing various aspects of the claimed subject matter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The claimed subject matter is described with reference to the drawings,wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elementsthroughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation,numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding of the subject innovation. It may be evident, however,that the claimed subject matter may be practiced without these specificdetails. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shownin block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the subjectinnovation.

As utilized herein, the terms “component,” “system,” “client” and thelike are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, eitherhardware, software (e.g., in execution), and/or firmware, or acombination thereof. For example, a component can be a process runningon a processor, an object, an executable, a program, a function, alibrary, a subroutine, and/or a computer or a combination of softwareand hardware.

By way of illustration, both an application running on a server and theserver can be a component. One or more components can reside within aprocess and a component can be localized on one computer and/ordistributed between two or more computers. The term “processor” isgenerally understood to refer to a hardware component, such as aprocessing unit of a computer system.

Furthermore, the claimed subject matter may be implemented as a method,apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/orengineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or anycombination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosedsubject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as used herein isintended to encompass a computer program accessible from anynon-transitory computer-readable device, or media.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage media can include but are notlimited to magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, andmagnetic strips, among others), optical disks (e.g., compact disk (CD),and digital versatile disk (DVD), among others), smart cards, and flashmemory devices (e.g., card, stick, and key drive, among others). Incontrast, computer-readable media generally (i.e., not necessarilystorage media) may additionally include communication media such astransmission media for wireless signals and the like.

Of course, those skilled in the art will recognize many modificationsmay be made to this configuration without departing from the scope orspirit of the claimed subject matter. Moreover, the word “exemplary” isused herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration.Any aspect or design described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarilyto be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects ordesigns.

Typically, complex algorithms are used to detect compromised accounts.For example, these algorithms may analyze the countries from which auser usually logs in. In some cases, spammers or other malicious actorsmay login the same account from multiple locations around the world inthe span of a few minutes. This may be an indication that a computer,and not the true user, is using the account.

Algorithms may also look for changes in behavior in regard to how theaccount is used. For example, an email account may be normally used tosend 3-4 emails a day, usually without attachments. The account maysuddenly start sending thousands of emails a day with large attachments.Detection algorithms may look for such instances of sudden behaviorchanges. Other approaches include grading accounts in terms of good orbad reputations. In some cases, good reputations may be established byproviding passwords. Reputations may be downgraded or improved based onother's feedback regarding communications with a particular account.

It may be additionally useful to have the recipient grade receivedcommunications to make the correlation between the communication andsuspicious activity associated with the sending account. According tothe subject innovation, established communication relationships may beused to identify compromised accounts. For example, a user may submit areport stating that a sender's email account has been compromised. Acompromised account reporting interface may be provided for thispurpose, including an “account compromised” button, a menu item, checkbox, or some other user interface element. The report may be generatedautomatically, without further input from the user. The report may bebased on the message that user is currently reading. Although email isused as an example herein, an embodiment may detect other types ofcompromised accounts for other forms of communication, such as instantmessaging, SMS and other text messaging, a telephone communications,images such as shared photos, videos, blog postings, comments on blogpostings, updates to online profiles, etc.

For example, Sam may receive a new email from his friend, Andy. In theemail, Andy may ask Sam to wire funds to a location in Canada. Sam knowsAndy would not travel to Canada without him, so he suspects that Andy'saccount has been compromised.

Sam may take one, or some combination of the following actions: deletethe message, reply to let Andy know his account is compromised, labelthe message as a ‘phishing scam,’ or junk the message. It may bedesirable to notify the email service provider that Andy's account iscompromised. This may enable Andy to regain control of his account.

Having users flag accounts suspected as compromised may be anindependent consideration used by detection algorithms to identifycompromised accounts. Alternatively, the flagging may be one of severalconsiderations used. For example, the previous communication historybetween the sender and the recipient may also be considered inidentifying an account as compromised. In one embodiment, a feed, suchas an RSS feed, may be established to notify service providers aboutcompromised accounts. This may enable these service providers to takeremedial measures with regard to the compromised accounts.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram of a compromised account reporting interface100A in accordance with the claimed subject matter. The compromisedaccount reporting interface 100A may include a folder list 102, amessage list 104, and a toolbar 106. Based on a selection from thefolder list 102, the message list 104 may be populated with messageheaders 108. Each of the messages headers 108 may have a checkboxassociated for selectively applying actions from the toolbar 106.

The compromised account reporting interface 100A may be displayed inresponse to a user logging in to an email service. The user may select amessage for viewing. The message selected may be from one of the user'sassociates, e.g., a contact. A spam recipient may have an advantage inidentifying email sent from a compromised source. In one embodiment, auser may receive an email that appears to be from a friend. In responseto a user selection, the message may be viewed in a message viewer,represented in interface 100B.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram of the interface 100B in accordance with theclaimed subject matter. The interface 100B may include the toolbar 106and the message 112. While the email may appear to be from theassociate, the email may instead be spam. As shown, the message 112 maybe a phishing email, requesting personal information 114 from the user.Because of their communication history, the user may suspect the messagewas not sent by the contact. Accordingly, the user may flag the account,using a compromised account reporting interface, as shown in interface100C.

FIG. 1C is a block diagram of an interface 100C in accordance with theclaimed subject matter. The interface 100C may include the toolbar 106and the message 112. The toolbar 106 may include, next to the “MARK,” alist arrow 116, which the user may select to view a list 118 of optionsto “MARK.” The user may mark the contact's account as compromised byselecting the “HACKED!” option 120. In response, the message 112 may bemoved to a junk folder.

Alternatively, the user may select the “JUNK” option from the toolbar106. The “JUNK” option may also move the email to the junk folder. Inresponse, the user may be presented with an alternative compromisedaccount reporting interface, shown in interface 100D. The interface 100Dmay enable the user to mark the contact's account as compromised. Someusers may be reluctant to label emails as spam because the user's emailservice may stop delivering emails from the email address.Advantageously, the interface 100D may enable the user to simultaneouslyreport the account as compromised, and select an option to enable thesender to continue sending emails to the user.

FIG. 1D is a block diagram of the interface 100D in accordance with theclaimed subject matter. The interface 100D may include the toolbar 106,the message 112, and a dialog box 122. In addition to reporting theemail as junk mail, the dialog box 122 may present the user with severaloptions. Using selection box 124, the user may identify the emailaccount of the sender as compromised. By selecting button 126, the usermay block future messages from the sender, and delete the sender from alist of trusted associates, e.g., a contact list. By selecting button128, the user may maintain the sender on the contact list while alsoreporting the sender's account as compromised. In one embodiment, theuser may specify that messages from this sender will not be delivereduntil the sender's account is recovered or cleaned. Alternatively, theservice may move communications from this sender to a specified folderuntil the account is recovered or cleaned.

In some cases, the user may be restricted to flagging associates'accounts as compromised. Additionally, the user may be enabled to flagan account when there is an existing communication relationship with thesender. An existing communication relationship may include at least oneemail read from the sender, and one email sent by the user to thesender.

The flagging may also be restricted to scenarios where there is only oneother user involved in the communication. In an email, flagging may berestricted based on the contents of the To: or Cc: fields.

Further, the interface elements for flagging compromised accounts maynot be enabled in the interface 100A. As it may be challenging for theuser to determine an account is compromised without actually reading themessage, the user may be restricted to reporting accounts as compromisedonly after having viewed the suspected email. This may protect theintegrity of the user input to the complex algorithms that detectcompromised accounts. Additionally, allowing the user to simultaneouslyflag multiple accounts as compromised may create collision scenarios.

FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram of a method 200 for detectingcompromised accounts in accordance with the claimed subject matter. Themethod 200 may be performed by a service provider for a recipient ofvarious communications. The method 200 begins at block 202, where therecipient a communication may log in to the service, e.g., an emailservice. As stated previously, various forms of communication may beused in various embodiments. Accordingly, various communication servicesmay also be used. At block 204, the service provider may receive thecommunication from the sender's account.

At block 206, the service provider may present an interface comprisingthe communication to the recipient. An interface enabling the user toflag the account as compromised may be presented based on specificconditions. The conditions may include the sender being a trustedassociated of the recipient, e.g., a contact. Another condition may bethat the recipient and the sender have an established communicationhistory. The history may indicate a baseline level of trust between therecipient and the sender. Such a history may include at least oneprevious communication from the sender. The history may indicate thatthe recipient read the communication. The history may also include atleast one sent communication from the recipient to the sender. Therecipient may read, or otherwise process, the communication. Forexample, users read emails. Servers or processors may also read emailsand other types of communications. The recipient may determine that thecommunication is from a compromised source. This compromised source maybe a service account that the sender uses to send communications.Accordingly, the user may make a selection indicating the account iscompromised.

At block 208, the service provider may receive the selection by therecipient. At block 210, the service provider may determine that theaccount is compromised. This determination may be based on the user'sselection. Additionally, this determination may be further based oncharacteristics of the sender, such as the sender's behavior regardinguse of the sender's service. At block 212, the service provider maygenerate a report indicating the account is compromised. The report maybe provided to the service provider of the compromised account, who maytake remedial action.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary networking environment 300wherein aspects of the claimed subject matter can be employed. Moreover,the exemplary networking environment 300 may be used to implement asystem and method that allows the reporting of compromised accounts, asdescribed herein.

The networking environment 300 includes one or more client(s) 302. Theclient(s) 302 can be hardware and/or software (e.g., threads, processes,computing devices). As an example, the client(s) 302 may be computersproviding access to servers over a communication framework 308, such asthe Internet.

The environment 300 also includes one or more server(s) 304. Theserver(s) 304 can be hardware and/or software (e.g., threads, processes,computing devices). The server(s) 304 may include network storagesystems. The server(s) may be accessed by the client(s) 302.

One possible communication between a client 302 and a server 304 can bein the form of a data packet adapted to be transmitted between two ormore computer processes. The environment 300 includes a communicationframework 308 that can be employed to facilitate communications betweenthe client(s) 302 and the server(s) 304.

The client(s) 302 are operably connected to one or more client datastore(s) 310 that can be employed to store information local to theclient(s) 302. The client data store(s) 310 may be located in theclient(s) 302, or remotely, such as in a cloud server. Similarly, theserver(s) 304 are operably connected to one or more server data store(s)306 that can be employed to store information local to the servers 304.

With reference to FIG. 4, an exemplary operating environment 400 isshown for implementing various aspects of the claimed subject matter.The exemplary operating environment 400 includes a computer 412. Thecomputer 412 includes a processing unit 414, a system memory 416, and asystem bus 418. In the context of the claimed subject matter, thecomputer 412 may be configured to receive emails, and may be furtherconfigured to allow a user to report accounts from which suspectedmalicious communications are received as compromised.

The system bus 418 couples system components including, but not limitedto, the system memory 416 to the processing unit 414. The processingunit 414 can be any of various available processors. Dualmicroprocessors and other multiprocessor architectures also can beemployed as the processing unit 414.

The system bus 418 can be any of several types of bus structure(s)including the memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus orexternal bus, and/or a local bus using any variety of available busarchitectures known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The systemmemory 416 comprises non-transitory computer-readable storage media thatincludes volatile memory 420 and nonvolatile memory 422.

The basic input/output system (BIOS), containing the basic routines totransfer information between elements within the computer 412, such asduring start-up, is stored in nonvolatile memory 422. By way ofillustration, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory 422 can includeread only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electricallyprogrammable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM(EEPROM), or flash memory.

Volatile memory 420 includes random access memory (RAM), which acts asexternal cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM isavailable in many forms such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM),synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhancedSDRAM (ESDRAM), SynchLink™ DRAM (SLDRAM), Rambus® direct RAM (RDRAM),direct Rambus® dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and Rambus® dynamic RAM (RDRAM).

The computer 412 also includes other non-transitory computer-readablemedia, such as removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computerstorage media. FIG. 4 shows, for example a disk storage 424. Diskstorage 424 includes, but is not limited to, devices like a magneticdisk drive, floppy disk drive, tape drive, Jaz drive, Zip drive, LS-100drive, flash memory card, or memory stick.

In addition, disk storage 424 can include storage media separately or incombination with other storage media including, but not limited to, anoptical disk drive such as a compact disk ROM device (CD-ROM), CDrecordable drive (CD-R Drive), CD rewritable drive (CD-RW Drive) or adigital versatile disk ROM drive (DVD-ROM). To facilitate connection ofthe disk storage devices 424 to the system bus 418, a removable ornon-removable interface is typically used such as interface 426.

It is to be appreciated that FIG. 4 describes software that acts as anintermediary between users and the basic computer resources described inthe suitable operating environment 400. Such software includes anoperating system 428. Operating system 428, which can be stored on diskstorage 424, acts to control and allocate resources of the computersystem 412.

System applications 430 take advantage of the management of resources byoperating system 428 through program modules 432 and program data 434stored either in system memory 416 or on disk storage 424. It is to beappreciated that the claimed subject matter can be implemented withvarious operating systems or combinations of operating systems.

A user enters commands or information into the computer 412 throughinput device(s) 436. Input devices 436 include, but are not limited to,a pointing device (such as a mouse, trackball, stylus, or the like), akeyboard, a microphone, a joystick, a satellite dish, a scanner, a TVtuner card, a digital camera, a digital video camera, a web camera,and/or the like. The input devices 436 connect to the processing unit414 through the system bus 418 via interface port(s) 438. Interfaceport(s) 438 include, for example, a serial port, a parallel port, a gameport, and a universal serial bus (USB).

Output device(s) 440 use some of the same type of ports as inputdevice(s) 436. Thus, for example, a USB port may be used to provideinput to the computer 412, and to output information from computer 412to an output device 440.

Output adapter 442 is provided to illustrate that there are some outputdevices 440 like monitors, speakers, and printers, among other outputdevices 440, which are accessible via adapters. The output adapters 442include, by way of illustration and not limitation, video and soundcards that provide a means of connection between the output device 440and the system bus 418. It can be noted that other devices and/orsystems of devices provide both input and output capabilities such asremote computer(s) 444.

The computer 412 can be a server hosting various software applicationsin a networked environment using logical connections to one or moreremote computers, such as remote computer(s) 444. The remote computer(s)444 may be client systems configured with web browsers, PC applications,mobile phone applications, and the like.

The remote computer(s) 444 can be a personal computer, a server, arouter, a network PC, a workstation, a microprocessor based appliance, amobile phone, a peer device or other common network node and the like,and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative tothe computer 412.

For purposes of brevity, only a memory storage device 446 is illustratedwith remote computer(s) 444. Remote computer(s) 444 is logicallyconnected to the computer 412 through a network interface 448 and thenphysically connected via a communication connection 450.

Network interface 448 encompasses wire and/or wireless communicationnetworks such as local-area networks (LAN) and wide-area networks (WAN).LAN technologies include Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), CopperDistributed Data Interface (CDDI), Ethernet, Token Ring and the like.WAN technologies include, but are not limited to, point-to-point links,circuit switching networks like Integrated Services Digital Networks(ISDN) and variations thereon, packet switching networks, and DigitalSubscriber Lines (DSL).

Communication connection(s) 450 refers to the hardware/software employedto connect the network interface 448 to the bus 418. While communicationconnection 450 is shown for illustrative clarity inside computer 412, itcan also be external to the computer 412. The hardware/software forconnection to the network interface 448 may include, for exemplarypurposes only, internal and external technologies such as, mobile phoneswitches, modems including regular telephone grade modems, cable modemsand DSL modems, ISDN adapters, and Ethernet cards.

An exemplary processing unit 414 for the server may be a computingcluster comprising Intel® Xeon CPUs. The disk storage 424 may comprisean enterprise data storage system, for example, holding thousands ofimpressions.

What has been described above includes examples of the subjectinnovation. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivablecombination of components or methodologies for purposes of describingthe claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art mayrecognize that many further combinations and permutations of the subjectinnovation are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter isintended to embrace all such alterations, modifications, and variationsthat fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In particular and in regard to the various functions performed by theabove described components, devices, circuits, systems and the like, theterms (including a reference to a “means”) used to describe suchcomponents are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, toany component which performs the specified function of the describedcomponent (e.g., a functional equivalent), even though not structurallyequivalent to the disclosed structure, which performs the function inthe herein illustrated exemplary aspects of the claimed subject matter.In this regard, it will also be recognized that the innovation includesa system as well as a computer-readable storage media havingcomputer-executable instructions for performing the acts and/or eventsof the various methods of the claimed subject matter.

There are multiple ways of implementing the subject innovation, e.g., anappropriate API, tool kit, driver code, operating system, control,standalone or downloadable software object, etc., which enablesapplications and services to use the techniques described herein. Theclaimed subject matter contemplates the use from the standpoint of anAPI (or other software object), as well as from a software or hardwareobject that operates according to the techniques set forth herein. Thus,various implementations of the subject innovation described herein mayhave aspects that are wholly in hardware, partly in hardware and partlyin software, as well as in software.

The aforementioned systems have been described with respect tointeraction between several components. It can be appreciated that suchsystems and components can include those components or specifiedsub-components, some of the specified components or sub-components,and/or additional components, and according to various permutations andcombinations of the foregoing. Sub-components can also be implemented ascomponents communicatively coupled to other components rather thanincluded within parent components (hierarchical).

Additionally, it can be noted that one or more components may becombined into a single component providing aggregate functionality ordivided into several separate sub-components, and any one or more middlelayers, such as a management layer, may be provided to communicativelycouple to such sub-components in order to provide integratedfunctionality. Any components described herein may also interact withone or more other components not specifically described herein butgenerally known by those of skill in the art.

In addition, while a particular feature of the subject innovation mayhave been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations,such feature may be combined with one or more other features of theother implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any givenor particular application. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms“includes,” “including,” “has,” “contains,” variants thereof, and othersimilar words are used in either the detailed description or the claims,these terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term“comprising” as an open transition word without precluding anyadditional or other elements.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for detecting compromised accounts,comprising: presenting a compromised account reporting interfacecomprising a selection indicating a sender's account is compromisedbased on specific conditions, and in response to a communication fromthe sender's account, wherein the selection is disabled until after thecommunication is read; determining that the sender's account iscompromised based on the selection; generating a report indicating thatthe account is compromised in response to the determination; andblocking future communications from the sender's account to therecipient in response to the determination.
 2. The method recited inclaim 1, wherein determining that the account is compromised is furtherbased on one of: a behavior of the sender's account; a reputation of thesender's account; a behavior of the recipient; a reputation of therecipient; and combinations thereof.
 3. The method recited in claim 1,wherein the specific conditions comprise one of: the recipient having anestablished communication relationship with the sender's account; andthe recipient designating the sender's account as a trusted associate.4. The method recited in claim 3, wherein the specific conditionscomprise the recipient moving the communication to a junk email folder.5. The method recited in claim 3, wherein the established communicationrelationship comprises the recipient: receiving at least one previouscommunication from the sender's account; reading the previouscommunication; and sending at least one other communication to thesender's account.
 6. The method recited in claim 1, wherein thecommunication comprises one of: an email; a short message service (SMS)text; a telephone communication; an image; a video; an instant message;a blog posting; a comment on the blog posting; an update to an onlineprofile; and a network communication.
 7. The method recited in claim 1,wherein blocking future communications comprises moving communicationsfrom the sender's account to a specified folder until the sender'saccount is recovered.
 8. The method recited in claim 1, wherein blockingfuture communications comprises blocking future communications until thesender's account is recovered.
 9. The method recited in claim 1,comprising allowing, in response to a subsequent selection, futurecommunication from the sender's account to the recipient.
 10. The methodof claim 1, wherein the selection is disabled if there are more than twousers involved in the communication.
 11. A system for detectingcompromised accounts, comprising: a processing unit; and a systemmemory, wherein the system memory comprises code configured to directthe processing unit to: present a reporting interface comprising aselection indicating a sender's account is compromised based on specificconditions relating to the sender's account or the communication, and inresponse to receiving a communication from the sender's account, whereinthe selection is disabled until after the communication is read;determine that the sender's account is compromised based on theselection; generate a report, based on the determination, the reportindicating the account is compromised; and block future communicationsfrom the sender's account to the recipient.
 12. The system recited inclaim 11, wherein the determination that the account is compromised isfurther based on one of: a behavior of the sender's account; areputation of the sender's account; and combinations thereof.
 13. Thesystem recited in claim 11, wherein the specific conditions comprise oneof: the recipient having an established communication relationship withthe sender's account; and the recipient designating the sender's accountas a trusted associate.
 14. The system recited in claim 13, wherein thespecific conditions comprise moving the communication to a junk emailfolder.
 15. One or more computer-readable storage devices, comprisingcode configured to direct a processing unit to: present a compromisedaccount reporting interface comprising a selection indicating a sender'saccount is compromised based on specific conditions, and in response toa communication from the sender's account to the recipient, wherein theselection is disabled until after the communication is read, and whereinthe specific conditions comprise the recipient moving the communicationto a junk email folder; determine that the sender's account iscompromised based on the selection and a behavior of the sender'saccount; generate a report based on the determination, the reportindicating the account is compromised, wherein the report is based onthe communication; and block future communications from the sender'saccount to the recipient in response to a subsequent selection.
 16. Theone or more computer-readable storage devices recited in claim 15,wherein the specific conditions comprise one of: the recipient having anestablished communication relationship with the sender's account; andthe recipient designating the sender's account as a trusted associate.17. The one or more computer-readable storage devices recited in claim16, wherein the established communication relationship comprises therecipient having: received at least one previous communication from thesender's account; read the previous communication; and sent at least oneother communication to the sender's account.
 18. The computer-readablestorage devices recited in claim 15, comprising code configured todirect the processing unit to allow, in response to a subsequentselection by the recipient, future communication from the sender'saccount to the recipient.
 19. The one or more computer-readable storagedevices recited in claim 15, wherein the communication comprises aninstant message, an SMS message, a telephone communication, an image, avideo, a blog posting, or a comment on the blog posting.